Nurse Practitioner Candidate

Shape the Future of Toxicology Nursing as a Nurse Practitioner Candidate.
Join Metro South Health's Clinical Toxicology Unit in Princiess Alexandra Hospital as a Nurse Practitioner Candidate and advance your clinical expertise under the mentorship of leading specialists. This is a rare opportunity to expand your practice, contribute to patient-centred innovation, and progress towards Nurse Practitioner endorsement.
Your New Role
As a Nurse Practitioner Candidate (NPC) within the Clinical Toxicology Unit (CTU), you'll develop advanced clinical and leadership skills while completing your accredited Nurse Practitioner Master's program. Working under the mentorship of Dr Katherine Isoardi and the Clinical Toxicology Nurse Practitioner team, you'll provide expert, evidence-based care and contribute to contemporary models of toxicology nursing.

In This Role, You Will

• Deliver high-quality, patient-centred care and advanced clinical assessment within the CTU.
• Develop extended practice skills aligned with Nurse Practitioner standards.
• Provide consultancy and education to patients and multidisciplinary teams.
• Contribute to service innovation, clinical governance, and research projects.
• Work collaboratively to drive quality and safety initiatives and improved patient outcomes.
• Engage in continuous professional development and leadership in clinical toxicology practice.

About you:
You are a motivated and compassionate Registered Nurse with a passion for clinical excellence, professional growth, and evidence-based practice. You thrive in dynamic, multidisciplinary environments and are committed to advancing your practice to Nurse Practitioner level.

• Enrolment in an NMBA-accredited Nurse Practitioner Master's program (essential).
• Demonstrated ability in critical thinking, advanced assessment, and patient management.
• Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Commitment to professional learning, research, and clinical innovation.
• Alignment with Metro South Health's values of compassion, integrity, respect, and teamwork.

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What We Can Offer You

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About us:
Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) is a tertiary health care centre, providing care in major adult specialties to patients throughout Queensland and Australia, with the exception of obstetrics. We are one of Australia's leading academic and research health centres, providing Clinical Service Capability Framework (CSCF) Level 6 services, with approximately 1,033 beds and bed alternatives.

Set within the ED is a dedicated Clinical Toxicology Unit (CTU) that delivers care to poisoned patients including those with deliberate self-poisoning, unintentional exposures, recreational intoxication and envenomation.

There are approximately 2000 toxicological presentations to the PAH ED annually and the CTU admits approximately 1500 patients each year. The CTU is led by four clinical toxicologists who perform daily ward rounds as well as provide a virtual consult service to many facilities and a phone consultative service to the wider Brisbane area.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE
Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are better together .

Occupational group
Health - Nursing